Planetary hours
in Orléans.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Saturday, 16 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:36
- Sunset
- 17:28
- Next sunrise
- 08:35
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:36 – 09:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:20 – 10:05
- 3♂︎ Mars10:05 – 10:49
- 4☉︎ Sun10:49 – 11:33
- 5♀︎ Venus11:33 – 12:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:17 – 13:02
- 7☽︎ Moon13:02 – 13:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:46 – 14:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:30 – 15:15
- 10♂︎ Mars15:15 – 15:59
- 11☉︎ Sun15:59 – 16:43
- 12♀︎ Venus16:43 – 17:28
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:28 – 18:43
- 2☽︎ Moon18:43 – 19:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:59 – 21:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:14 – 22:30
- 5♂︎ Mars22:30 – 23:46
- 6☉︎ Sun23:46 – 01:01
- 7♀︎ Venus01:01 – 02:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:17 – 03:33
- 9☽︎ Moon03:33 – 04:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:48 – 06:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:04 – 07:20
- 12♂︎ Mars07:20 – 08:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orléans?
On Saturday, 16 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:36 and sets at 17:28: the day lasts 8h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:35, lasts 15h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:36 to 09:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.